Good Governance Institute

What Good Governance Institute does

Good Governance Institute (GGi) is a UK-based management consulting firm specialising in strategy, leadership, and governance advisory for public-purpose organisations. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in London as a limited liability partnership (GGI Development and Research LLP), GGi employs 51–100 people and operates across the NHS, local government, higher education, charities, hospices, social care, sports, and professional and regulatory bodies. Its core services include board development, governance and effectiveness reviews, strategic change and alignment, investigations, operational governance diagnostics, regulator preparation, super reviews, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and organisational development such as making meetings matter. The firm complements its consulting work with a training academy offering Action Learning Sets, executive development sessions, and key governance skills courses, and convenes sector networks including the GGi National NHS NED Network, NHS Chairs' Networks, the Cultural Governance Alliance (of which it is a founding member), and The Seacole Group.

GGi's revenue model is project-based professional services fees, with disclosed pricing starting at £5,000 for fixed-fee operational governance diagnostics, alongside larger scoped board development programmes (typically 6–12 months) and longer-running multi-year engagements. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through senior consultants and partners who directly engage NHS trusts, integrated care systems, local councils, universities, and charities, supported by content marketing, thought leadership publications, webinars, in-person roundtables, and LinkedIn and YouTube channels. The firm has reviewed over 600 boards across its history and supported over 30 organisations in the past year. Notable recent strategic moves include partnerships with Charterhouse Consulting for ICB support (May 2025), In-Form Solutions for a financial governance review service (March 2025), and Tendable for the Reimagining Quality Assurance programme, as well as the launch of the High-Performance Board 2030 thought leadership programme and the Advanced Foundation Trusts Hub. There is no proprietary technology platform or AI product layer; GGi monetises codified expertise, proprietary tools (maturity matrices, director competency frameworks), and a multi-decade NHS institutional knowledge base.

Name

Good Governance Institute

Legal name

GGI Development and Research LLP

Website

https://good-governance.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Good Governance Institute is a UK-based governance consultancy founded in 2009 that advises NHS trusts, local government, higher education institutions, charities, and other public-purpose organisations on board effectiveness, strategic change, risk management, and regulatory preparation, employing 51–100 people from its London headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Governance Consulting Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Government Policy, Strategy & Performance (incl. OMB-style functions) (BPAIAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT, Information Security & Digital Governance (EDADAKAJ), Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

Keywords

• Governance consulting
• Board effectiveness
• NHS governance advisory
• Public sector consulting
• Risk management advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Governance Consulting Services: GGi generates revenue through professional services fees charged for governance consulting engagements. Services include governance reviews, board development programmes, investigations, strategic change and alignment, risk management advisory, and regulatory preparation support. Revenue is project-based and typically scoped per engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GGi is a governance consultancy that delivers advisory, review, and training services to public-purpose organisations across the NHS, education, local government, charities, and other public-sector bodies. Core offerings include governance and effectiveness reviews, board development, strategic change and alignment, investigations, operational governance diagnostics, regulator preparation, super reviews, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and meeting redesign, complemented by the GGi Academy training programmes, professional networks, and practical governance tools and matrices.

Product overview

GGi (Good Governance Institute) is a consultancy dedicated to helping public-purpose organisations improve their strategy, leadership and governance. Rather than a unified software product, GGi offers a portfolio of advisory services, training programmes, networks, and practical governance tools. The core consulting services include Board Development, Strategic Change and Alignment, Governance and Effectiveness Reviews (including NHS well-led reviews), Investigations, Operational Governance Diagnostic, Super Reviews, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Management, and Making Meetings Matter. These are complemented by GGi Academy training programmes (Action Learning Sets, Two at the Top executive development, and Key Governance Skills courses) and several professional networks (NHS Chairs' Networks, Cultural Governance Alliance, National NHS NED Network, The Seacole Group). GGi also provides practical governance tools including the Effective Meetings Maturity Matrix, Organisational Culture Maturity Matrix, Director Competencies Matrix, and Board Assurance Prompts for Audit Committees. The firm operates sector-specific resource hubs such as the Advanced Foundation Trusts Hub and publishes research initiatives like the Reimagining Quality Assurance Programme (in partnership with Tendable) and the High-Performance Board 2030 thought leadership programme.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GGI Academy: Training and development programmes focused on governance skills including board development, risk management, and leadership.

Products and services

• Board Development
• Strategic Change and Alignment
• Governance and Effectiveness Reviews
• Investigations
• Operational Governance Diagnostic
• Preparing for the Regulator
• Super Reviews
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Risk Management
• Making Meetings Matter
• GGi Academy - Core Governance Skills Training
• Action Learning Sets
• Two at the Top

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 600 boards reviewed across NHS trusts, integrated care systems, educational establishments, sporting bodies, and other public sector organisations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Charterhouse ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2025GGi and Charterhouse Consulting joined forces to support Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), combining expertise to help ICBs navigate the new ICB model and governance challenges in the evolving NHS landscape.
• In-Form SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2025GGi and In-Form Solutions announced a new financial governance review service, combining GGi's governance expertise with In-Form Solutions' financial governance capabilities to offer comprehensive review services.
• TendablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGi has partnered with Tendable to explore how quality assurance is working in practice across healthcare and how it can evolve to better support boards in their oversight role. The partnership includes collaborative roundtable series bringing together chairs of quality committees, chief nurses and senior leaders to explore practical approaches to quality assurance.
• University of ChesterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough collaborations with the University of Chester and Coventry University, GGi has facilitated regional networks for NHS Chairs, supporting professional development and knowledge sharing among NHS leadership.
• Coventry UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough collaborations with Coventry University and the University of Chester, GGi has facilitated regional networks for NHS Chairs, supporting professional development and knowledge sharing among NHS leadership.
• EHMA Governance Special Interest GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGi's track record of supporting various international networks includes the EHMA Governance Special Interest Group. GGi supports organisations to access international forums and governance best practices.
• Good Governance Academy (Johannesburg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGi supports the Johannesburg-based Good Governance Academy as part of its international network support, helping to advance governance best practices across borders.
• The Seacole GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Seacole Group is a network of BAME Non-Executive Directors in the NHS with the vision that NHS Boards reflect the ethnic diversity of patients and communities they serve. GGi provided practical support to The Seacole Group's formation.
• Cultural Governance Alliance (CGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cultural Governance Alliance (CGA) is a collection of organisations and interested parties who work together as advocates for best practice in the governance of culture. GGi supports and was a founding member of the CGA.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Baringa Partners: Independent UK-based consultancy with growing public-sector risk, regulation, and governance offerings alongside its core energy and financial services work. Comparable as an independent mid-size UK consultancy expanding into adjacent governance mandates.

Broad incumbents

• PA Consulting: Global innovation and transformation consultancy with strong NHS and central government practices delivering governance, digital, and operating-model work. Competes with GGi on complex public-sector mandates at the higher end of the value chain.
• BDO UK Public Sector: Mid-tier professional services firm with a dedicated UK public-sector advisory practice that includes governance, risk, and internal audit services to NHS trusts, local authorities, and charities. Competes with GGi on governance reviews from a larger generalist base.
• Deloitte UK Public Sector (Monitor Deloitte / Public Sector Practice): Big Four firm with large NHS, central government, and higher education consulting practices. Competes for major governance, operating model, and ICB transformation mandates that GGi would otherwise pursue solo or with partners like Charterhouse.
• Grant Thornton UK Public Sector: Established advisory firm with significant NHS, local government, and charity governance/risk consulting practices. Overlaps directly with GGi on board effectiveness, well-led reviews, and public-sector transformation work, but at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Carnall Farrar: UK specialist healthcare management consultancy working with NHS trusts, ICBs, and providers on strategy, quality, and governance. Closest like-for-like independent peer: same client base, similar size, similar boutique positioning to GGi in NHS governance.
• Newton Europe: Boutique UK consultancy focused on operational improvement in public services including NHS and local government. Comparable in size and consulting-led model, with overlapping capability in governance-adjacent operational reviews.
• Aqua (NHS governance advisory): UK NHS-affiliated improvement body offering governance, quality, and board development services to NHS providers and commissioners. Closest functional peer within NHS Improvement ecosystem, competing for similar governance review and training mandates.
• The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI / ICSA): The UK and Ireland's leading professional body for company secretaries and governance professionals. Highly comparable to GGi: both operate in UK governance advice/training, sell qualifications and member services, and serve overlapping public-purpose clients.

Regional players

• Good Governance Academy (Johannesburg): South African governance training and advisory organization that GGi directly supports as part of its international network. Comparable in mission and service mix, but operates regionally rather than competing head-to-head in the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ggi_in_action
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/good-governance-institute
• Xx.com/GoodGovernInst
• Facebookfacebook.com/goodgovinst

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles32 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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